This article examines the foundations of gaming and related concepts, such as policy
exercises and serious gaming, in a public policy making context. Examining the relevant …

Proposals for more effective natural resource governance emphasize the importance of
institutions and governance, but say less about the political conditions under which …

The second edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible
introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It …

Learning the City: Translocal Assemblage and Urban Politics critically examines the
relationship between knowledge, learning, and urban politics, arguing both for the centrality …

The second edition of this popular text provides a comprehensive introduction to the main
research methods employed in the study of politics and assessment of their strengths and …

The evidence-based policy (EBP) movement has sought to promote rigorous analysis of
service programs and policy options in order to improve the quality of decision-making …

This article discusses recent trends to incorporate the results of systematic research (or
'evidence') into policy development, program evaluation and program improvement. This …

In the years since 9/11, followed by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, public attention the
world over has been on foreign policy. From the United States to Yemen, from China to …

Most studies of policy formulation focus on the nature and kind of advice provided to
decision-makers and think of this as originating from a system of interacting elements: a …

Peter Burke follows up his magisterial Social History of Knowledge, picking up where the
first volume left off around 1750 at the publication of the French Encyclopédie and following …